Lead Accountant – Corporate Accounting

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Finance

Location:

Boise, , United States

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
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Albertsons Companies Union Status:
Non-Union Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.

What you will be doing The Lead Accountant – Corporate Accounting with a Self-Insurance Accounting focus is a senior individual contributor responsible for overseeing the complex accounting, reporting, and analysis of the company’s financial statements and self-insurance programs. This role operates at an equivalent level of an Accounting Manager but without direct HR responsibility for staff.

The position provides functional leadership and day-to-day oversight of offshore resources, ensuring high-quality deliverables, adherence to internal controls, and timely completion of accounting activities. The Lead Accountant partners closely with cross-functional teams including Financial Reporting, Risk Management, FP&A, and external captive/claims administrators and actuaries to support financial reporting, forecasting, and compliance.

Success Criteria (6–12 Months):

Success in this role will be demonstrated by strong ownership, sound judgment, and a consistent focus on accuracy, along with the ability to deliver high-quality results and actionable insights in partnership with stakeholders.

Specifically:

Demonstrates ownership of the assigned Corporate Accounting responsibilities and oversight of the self-insurance accounting function, delivering accurate, timely, and well-supported financial results

Applies a strong understanding of GAAP, self-insurance reserves and actuarial inputs, ensuring appropriate interpretation and application within financial reporting

Maintains reliable and well-supported budget and forecast models that align with actual results and underlying business drivers

Proactively identifies trends, risks, and variances, and helps facilitate informed discussions with FP&A, Risk Management, and executive leadership, including thoughtful recommendations

Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, with a focus on quality, completeness, and proactive issue identification

Effectively provides direction and support to offshore resources, contributing to improved quality, consistency, and efficiency of outputs

Enhances and standardizes processes, including strengthening documentation, controls, and identifying opportunities for improvement or automation

Exercises sound judgment and increasing independence in navigating complex issues, appropriately involving stakeholders as needed

Effectively manages competing priorities and delivers results during critical reporting and budgeting cycles, maintaining both timeliness and quality

Main responsibilities:

Accounting & Financial Reporting Lead the accounting and close processes for self-insurance reserves, including workers’ compensation, general liability, other retained risk programs, and other assigned Corporate Accounting period close activities.

Review and analyze actuarial reports; translate findings into accurate financial statement entries

Ensure proper recording of loss reserves, IBNR (incurred but not reported), and related accruals in accordance with US GAAPPrepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial…